The kiss is both welcome and surprising. He finds that his cheeks flush and he swallows hard, but succumbs to the sleep that he's been missing for so long, resting for what may be hours or minutes, he cannot be sure. All that he knows is that he wakes in the Milliways bedroom and feels entirely rested.

There is also the edge of a seed of desire in his mind as he stares at Charles beside him and he wants.